(An oldie but a goodie.)

A Pole, a Soviet, an American, an Englishman and a Canadian were lost in a
forest in the dead of winter.  As they were sitting around a fire, they noticed
a pack of wolves eyeing them hungrily.

The Englishman volunteered to sacrifice himself for the rest of the party.  He
walked out into the night.    

The American, not wanting to be outdone by an Englishman, offered to be the next
victim.  The wolves eagerly accepted his offer, and devoured him,too.

The Soviet, believing himself to be better than any American, turned to the Pole
and says, "Well, comrade, I shall volunteer to give my life to save a fellow
socialist."  He leaves the shelter and goes out to be killed by the wolf pack.

At this point, the Pole opened his jacket and pulls out a machine gun.  He takes
aim in the general direction of the wolf pack and in a few seconds has killed
them all.

The Canadian asked the Pole, "Why didn't you do that before the others went out
to be killed?

The Pole pulls a bottle of vodka from the other side of his jacket.  He smiles
and replies, "Five men on one bottle -- too many."

-- Sean

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